Robert Ludlum’s The Paris Option: A Covert-One Novel - Couverture rigide

Ludlum, Robert; Lynds, Gayle

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0007101716 ISBN 13 : 9780007101719

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Third novel in the Covert-One series.

When an explosion and fire destory part of the esteemed Pasteur Institute in Paris, cyber wizard Marty Zellerbach is left in a coma, while the body of one of the world’s top computer scientists – Émile Chambord – hasn’t been found at all. Although a terrorist group takes credit for the bombing, American and British officials begin to wonder. Chillingly, perhaps the situation is even worse than it appears.

At the same time in a clandestine army lab in Colorada, Lt. Col. Jon Smith is part of a team working to create a DNA computer. With his background in molecular biology, this project intrigues him: molecular computers will be the most powerful computers the world has ever seen. A single bottle of DNA can crunch more mathematics than all the conventional silicon computers on earth today.

When Jon learns his old friend Marty is seriously injured in the explosion, he’s about to leave for Paris. Then Nathan Klein, the shadowy chief of Covert-One, shows up with an assignment – find Dr. Chambord. It appears the Pasteur bombing was a decoy to hide the kidnapping of the scientist, because, with Marty’s help, he’s succeeded in building the globe’s first working molecular computer. The military implications are terrifying if the computer falls into the hands of a rogue government or terrorist cell.

From Paris to London, Brussels and Algiers, Jon Smith searches for the scientist and the ambitious forces behind the bombing and theft. With the help of colleagues Peter Howell, Randi Russell, and a recovered Marty, Jon uncovers a web of deception on the brink of reshaping Europe and threatening the destruction of the United States.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

A US Marine in the Second World War, Robert Ludlum was born in New York City, raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, and educated in Connecticut. A former actor and theatrical producer, at forty he decided to change careers and try his hand at writing. He has been published in 40 countries and 32 languages, with sales of over 200 million copies worldwide.

Gayle Lynds has been a newspaper reporter and a think-tank editor with top-security clearance. She has taught fiction and non-fiction writing at several colleges and universities. Negotiations are currently under way for a major Hollywood movie of her first novel, `Masquerade.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0007101716
• ISBN 13: 9780007101719
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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